Chilling and freezing stress in live oaks (Quercus section Virentes): Intra- and inter-specific variation in PS II sensitivity corresponds to latitude of origin

Photosynthesis Research

Volumn 94, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 437-453

  Cavender Bares, Jeannine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Chilling and freezing sensitivity; Chlorophyll fluorescence; Climatic gradient; Ecotypes; F0; Irreversible decline in Fv Fm; Live oaks; Non photochemical quenching; Population and species level variation

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL;

ARTICLE; BELIZE; CLIMATE; COLD; COSTA RICA; FREEZING; GEOGRAPHY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; OAK; PHOTOSYSTEM II; PLANT LEAF; UNITED STATES;

BELIZE; CHLOROPHYLL; CLIMATE; COLD; COSTA RICA; FLORIDA; FREEZING; GEOGRAPHY; NORTH CAROLINA; PHOTOSYSTEM II PROTEIN COMPLEX; PLANT LEAVES; QUERCUS;

QUERCUS; QUERCUS OLEOIDES; QUERCUS VIRGINIANA;

EID: 36849053945     PISSN: 01668595     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11120-007-9215-8     Document Type: Article

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